Category: thoughts
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The thing on your mind
Paul Graham (whose essays are pure gems of wisdom) posted a new essay The Top Idea in Your Mind which spawned a brilliant discussion on Hacker News the other day. The concept is simple – the top idea in your mind is the thought that you drift towards when you’re taking a shower. Think about […]
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My Reading Shelf
I bookmark a lot of things. Articles, websites, advice, blogs, technical stuff, pretty much everything I think could be a reference someday. Bookmarking might be passe but I like it. No Delicious type crap for me. I categorize them under tabs such as shelf (kind of like my bookshelf – except these are blogs), wisdom, […]
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Company
If you haven’t, the Ranbir Kapoor starrer Hindi film ‘Rocket Singh: Salesman of the Year’ (available on Netflix) is worth a watch for any aspiring entrepreneur. I love this dialogue from a powerful scene in the end. (in Hindi) jab khoon paseena ek saath kagaz pe chapta hai na, table bed ban jaati hai aur […]
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Readings: entrepreneurial revolutions, change, bezos commencement address
By the time we’re ready, it’s too late. Start before you’re ready. http://www.stevenpressfield.com/2010/07/start-before-youre-ready/ * * * * Our ability for massive change My loss * * * How to start an entrepreneurial revolution – Harvard Business Review blogs Jeff Bezos’ commencement address to the 2010 Princeton class We are what we choose * * * […]
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The Kranz Dictum
The Monday after three astronauts were killed in a fire on board Apollo-1 during testing, Gene Kranz, NASA’s legendary Flight Director delivered this speech to his team. He speaks tough, in a manner that commands respect and attention. Spaceflight will never tolerate carelessness, incapacity, and neglect. Somewhere, somehow, we screwed up. It could have been […]
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Two lessons
Preparation is essential to confidence. When you need to keep fear at bay, It breeds that essential confidence to approach a situation. This increases your chance at a positive result. Yes, it’s not sexy. There is romance and charm in the story of that freak talent who walks into a situation and wins it on […]
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Read this
I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will […]
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Readings
Will Single Founders Please Stand Up? http://www.gabrielweinberg.com/blog/2010/01/will-single-founders-please-stand-up.html The case for the Solo Founder. Robert Rodrigeuz’s Ten Minute Film School http://www.macalester.edu/~fines/filmschl/index.htm Couldn’t help but notice the parallels between indie film-making and bootstrapping a startup venture. The Value of Ideas http://dilbert.com/blog/entry/the_value_of_ideas/ Ideas are nothing, execution is everything. Quora – “What have been your most important life lessons?” […]
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Advice, Baggage, Naysayers
The past six months have taught me much about myself. I have had to ponder over some heavy decisions and imagine what taking big risks may feel like. I’ve also learned a few things along the way: advice One of the cheapest goods around us is Advice. It’s practically free. Advice is also almost always […]
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